Patent Application
20250151890
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The disclosure relates to hair brush devices and more particularly pertains to a new hair brush device for storing static electricity produced from brushing hair. The device includes a hair brush with electrically conductive bristles and a power storage unit integrated into the hair brush which stores static electricity produced by brushing hair with the bristles. The power storage unit includes an output for charging an electronic device with the static electricity stored in the power storage unit.
The prior art relates to hair brush devices including a variety of hair brush devices that each includes conductive bristles and a means for placing the conductive bristles in electrical communication with a ground thereby discharging static electricity produced by brushing hair with the conductive bristles. In no instance does the prior art disclose a hair brush device that includes conductive bristles for conducting static electricity produced by brushing hair and a power storage unit for storing voltage of the static electricity and an output for charging an electronic device with the voltage of the static electricity.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a hair brush that has a handle and a head that is disposed on the handle. A plurality of bristles is provided and each of the plurality of bristles is attached to the head of the hair brush to brush hair of a user. Each of the plurality of bristles is comprised of an electrically conductive material to conduct static electricity produced by brushing the plurality of bristles through the user's hair. A power storage unit is integrated into the handle of the hair brush and the power storage unit is in electrical communication with each of the plurality of bristles. In this way the power storage unit can store the static electricity conducted by the plurality of bristles. The power storage unit has an output which can be placed in electrical communication with an electronic device to charge the electronic device.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A plurality of bristles 28 is each attached to the head 16 of the hair brush 12 thereby facilitating each of the plurality of bristles 28 to be employed to brush hair 30 of a user 32. Each of the plurality of bristles 28 is comprised of an electrically conductive material, including but not being limited to copper or conductive ceramic, such that each of the plurality of bristles 28 is in electrical communication with the user's hair 30 when the bristles 28 are employed to brush the user's hair 30. In this way the plurality of bristles 28 can conduct static electricity produced by brushing the plurality of bristles 28 through the user's hair 30.
A plurality of annular rings 34 is each disposed in a respective one of the plurality of holes 22 in the top surface 18 of the head 16. Each of the plurality of annular rings 34 is oriented to extend around a full circumference of a bounding edge 36 of the respective hole 22 and each of the plurality of bristles 28 extends through a respective one of the plurality of annular rings 34. Each of the plurality of annular rings 34 is comprised of an electrically conductive material, including but not being limited to copper or conductive ceramic, such that each of the plurality of annular rings 34 is in electrical communication with the user's hair 30 when the plurality of bristles 28 are employed to brush the user's hair 30. In this way the plurality of annular rings 34 can conduct static electricity produced by brushing the plurality of bristles 28 through the user's hair 30.
A plurality of balls 38 is each coupled to a top end 39 of a respective one of the plurality of bristles 28. Each of the plurality of balls 38 is comprised of an electrically conductive material, including but not being limited to copper or conductive ceramic, such that each of the plurality of balls 38 is in electrical communication with the user's hair 30 when the bristles 28 are employed to brush the user's hair 30. In this way the plurality of balls 38 can conduct static electricity produced by brushing the plurality of bristles 28 through the user's hair 30.
A power storage unit 40 is provided and the power storage unit 40 is integrated into the handle 14 of the hair brush 12. The power storage unit 40 is in electrical communication with each of the plurality of bristles 28 such that the power storage unit 40 can store the static electricity conducted by the plurality of bristles 28. The power storage unit 40 has an output 42 which can be placed in electrical communication with an electronic device 44 to facilitate the electronic device 44 to be charged with the static electricity stored in the power storage unit 40. The electronic device 44 may comprise a smart phone or other similar type of personal electronic device that has a rechargeable battery.
The power storage unit 40 comprises a voltage converter 46 that is positioned within the head 16 of the hair brush 12. The voltage converter 46 has an input 48 that is electrically coupled to each of the plurality of bristles 28 such that the voltage converter 46 can convert the static electricity conducted by the plurality of bristles 28 into direct current. The input 48 of the voltage converter 46 is in electrical communication with each of the plurality of annular rings 34, via the plurality of bristles 28, such that the voltage converter 46 can convert the static electricity conducted by the plurality of annular rings 34 into direct current. Furthermore, the voltage converter 46 may comprise a triboelectric nanogenerator or other type of solid state circuitry employed for voltage conversion. As is most clearly shown in
The power storage unit 40 includes a rechargeable battery 50 that is positioned within the handle 14 of the hair brush 12. The rechargeable battery 50 is electrically coupled to an output 52 of the voltage converter 46 for charging the rechargeable battery 50; the voltage converter 46 delivers the direct current voltage to the rechargeable battery 50. The power storage unit 40 includes a charge port 54 that is recessed into a distal end 56 of the handle 14 of the hair brush 12 such that the charge port 54 defines the output of the power storage unit 40. The charge port 54 insertably receives a charge cord 58 of the electronic device 44 and the charge port 54 is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery 50 for charging the electronic device 44. The charge port 54 may comprise a micro universal serial bus port or other similar type of charge port 54 employed for personal electronic devices, including smart phones. The power storage unit 40 includes a light 60 that is integrated into the distal end 56 of the handle 14 and the light 60 is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery 50. The light 60 is turned on to emit light outwardly from the handle 14 when the rechargeable battery 50 is fully charged to visually communicate the charge status of the rechargeable battery 50.
In use, the static electricity produced from brushing the user's hair 30 is stored in the rechargeable battery 50 when the bristles 28 are employed to brush the user's hair 30. The charge cord 58 for the electronic device 44 can be plugged into the charge port 54 to facilitate the rechargeable battery 50 to charge the electronic device 44. In this way static electricity produced from brushing hair 30, which is typically subdued through various means, is instead harnessed and stored for subsequent use to recharge electronic devices. Additionally, the light 60 is turned on when the rechargeable battery 50 is fully charged to visually communicate that the rechargeable battery 50 is fully charged.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, device and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
